Sustainable and organic

AUTHOR(S)

Stehr, Hagen

PUB. DATE

September 2011

SOURCE

Ausmarine;Sep2011, Vol. 33 Issue 11, p6

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article discusses the trend of encouraging consumers to purchase seafood and other food items that are sustainable and organic. The demand for sustainable, organic food defies the general weak economy despite a number of European countries experiencing severe financial difficulties. In some of the richer countries of the European Union (EU), trade in organic goods has increased by up to 10 percent.

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